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= The Federation requires a status report. =

Choose a Team reporter to place your team responses here. (Ann Black - Shawn-Kimberly Kocher - Jim Rothenberger - Robert Nelson - Linda Christensen - Terry Stewart)

=Mini-Mission 1: Advocating and Implementing Project Based Learning=
 * Reflect on what you have learned about the structure, components, and rationale for project based learning and complete this mission:**
 * 1) Provide a rational for why PBL will be more successful methodology than conventional means of lecture and large class discussion.
 * 2) Provide possible PBL projects for each of the subjects taught: math, social studies, science and Antiquan language arts.
 * 3) Provide either a short jingle to help the Antiquans remember project based learning or an illustration that would help the Antiquans remember project based learning.

Answer to #1: The following indicators are examples of why PBL would be a more effective learning environment.
 * Engagement, learning, teacher guided project.
 * Students are hitting 'soft' skills, thinking through the process, not PSSA, presentation skills, using creativity.
 * Ability to retain knowledge because of their engagement.
 * Retaining information long term memory.
 * Outside audience convey new learned knowledge to someone else.
 * A meaningful application to a project.
 * Teachers and students are partners in the learning process.

Answer to #2: Create a PBL than encompasses all the content areas together - architecture green effect How would you explain Ancient Greece to the Antiquan math - dimensions of buildings, land, cost, budget, science - materials used in the structures social studies - ancient history, why are they still standing, art, language arts - purposes of the buildings, writing styles

Answer to #3: Key words - remember, retaining - Idea is to create a jingle using 21st Century learning skills words and phases to help the Antiquans remember the PBL process.

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=Mini-Mission 2: Wisdom of the Crowd: Next Steps= After analyzing and synthesizing the ideas on your chart, work together as a team to wordsmith 5-10 measurable next steps around implementation of your category

Administration Issues:

Professional Development
 * Invite Board, Administration to be the "audience"
 * Project presentations for everyone (Board, students, etc) like a "Fair"
 * Board should see projects (presented during Board meeting)
 * Virtual presentation for Board (guests)
 * Administrators should get similar professional development
 * ISTE standards

Incentive and Appreciation
 * Faculty-nominated awards

Accountability
 * Accountability of teachers (use technology, techniques - PBL)

Other
 * Lack of vision - need a district vision
 * Admin buy-in could be tied to their use of technology
 * Teachers on committee to "unblock" sites

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=Mini-Mission 3: Know Your Support Systems - Full Speed Ahead= The results of the survey are here. We suggest that you save a copy of this spreadsheet so that you can sort it as you wish to be able to analyze the responses. (Team, Room, IU, etc)

1. A support system for coaches that will continue into the future.
 * A great piece of support for coaches as an informal vehicle would be to continue the list serv. This is a great way for immediate support to our coaches.
 * On a formal basis, which is already a funded mission, is to use the Intermediate Units (TIMS) as the organization to communicate to all school districts the same message.
 * The IU is a place where all players of a school district go and participate in monthly meetings – board, superintendent, curriculum leaders, IT and tech integration personnel, teachers, parents.

2. A system to identify the challenges of 21st Century Teaching and Learning and the strategies to overcome them;

3. A collaboration system for coaches to share ideas and strategies 4.A linked networking system to promote, share, and support best practices 5. Global Vision for PA Schools - what does a successful mission look like?
 * Challenges…how can you boldy gather challengesGoogle Docs >Fill out Google Docs form…can review and reflect trends to address
 * Statewide collection .. to see upcoming trends or problems
 * Wiki—not reinventing the wheel …COACH MOODLE …now going to SAS
 * Insuring continuity of vision within the Department of Education
 * Collaboration System Help Desk can transfer to a coach help desk ..maximize the use of help desk
 * Collaboration Day with Coaches…can be state wide….can use Illuminate
 * Can’t clone self…resource videos for common problems and route tasks
 * Development of a K-12 vision that is consistent throughout the grades, possibly through the SAS
 * Connections are needed in order to facilitate Project Based instruction
 * Encourage contributions to a “gifting” style of online networking, rather than lurkers, to provide immediate and far reaching support that focuses on emerging trends.
 * Develop targeted, meaningful, PD in a chunked format to encourage teachers to “get their feet wet.”
 * Encouraging a controlled risk taking environment that fosters student independence rather than encouraging students to wait for further instructions unless it is essential to do so.


 * Not building projects, but building learning
 * Larger scale collaboration (across state)
 * District’s Strategic Plan would be based on a common regional or state vision
 * Learning is messy, choice is voice – The vision may not look like our traditional mindset – Get over it!
 * Communicate through the SAS Web site (a central, common place)

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=Mini-Mission 4: Model Lessons and Galactic "Monsters"=


 * Reflection on Model Lessons:** Use the Discussion tab to respond.

Discuss these prompts with your teammates
 * Battling the Galactic "Monster" Discussions**
 * What strategies you have used to overcome the "monsters"?
 * Who are some of the key people in the district who MUST be on your side in order to be successful?
 * As you share your strategies, consider using some for your Individual Mission

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=Mini-Mission 5: Presentation to the Federation= After you have reflected (and revised?) your project, post it below. Either upload the file, embed the project, or post a link to your project.

//**Note**//: The Individual Instructional Coach Mission (IICM) should be uploaded to your specific IU page here. Please save your mission (document, podcast, movie, prezi, etc. ) with your name.

Post Final Team Mission Projects Here:


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